Herons sculpture
« This incredible sculpture of herons was hand formed by master glass artist Oscar Zanetti of Murano. Known for his lifelike representations in glass, this is an opportunity to own a true work of art. This piece is quite heavy and is of excellent quality. It is signed by the artist and guaranteed to be a true Zanetti sculpture.»
If you got of lot of smackers ($4 900), you can buy the incredible sculpture of herons here!
Glassmaster Oscar Zanetti was born in Murano, Venice, Italy, in 1961.
« Oscar Zanetti began working with glass at 14 and attended the Istituto d’Arte in Venice. Like many apprentices, he started out as an assistant or serventino. His technique was perfected when he worked with some of the most prestigious masters in Murano before joining the family business.
Oscar’s father Licio – well-known artist – in fact wanted him to join the family’s furnace to further enhance his technique and to strengthen his artistic skill. It was there that Oscar ultimately achieved the status of Maestro in 1989.
In 1990, Licio retired, leaving Oscar to run the family business. Free from his father’s artistic influence, he has added his own personal touch to the furnace’s work whilst continuing in the ancient Murano tradition. In 1993, Oscar moved to the new studio where he still works.
He inherited his father's artistic talent, which he expresses through the ancient glass techniques of Murano, as well as through new techniques invented in the furnace itself.
He has a predilection for naturalistic subjects all executed rigorously by hand, in the best tradition of the great masters of Murano.»
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The massello technique, in which glass is stretched, molded and fused, allows multiple pieces to be joined without seams. It is full, not blown glass, processed under heat by modeling a block of glassy mass applied over the tip of a metal rod. This process appeared in Murano for the first time in the late 20s.
Birds (Maestro & designer: Oscar Zanetti)
Flamingos (Maestro & designer: Oscar Zanetti)
Group of ducks (Maestro & designer: Oscar Zanetti)
Herons (Maestro & designer: Oscar Zanetti)
Pair of herons (Maestro & designer: Oscar Zanetti)
Hand crafted using the massello technique (calcedonio glass), a vitreous paste with multicolored veins imitating natural chalcedony, zoned agate. Crystal base.
Pair of ducks (Maestro & designer: Oscar Zanetti)
Hand made using the massello technique with fading colors: crystal and notte boreale (northern night blue). Inserted onto the base with a hinge. Crystal base.
Pair of parrots (Maestro & designer: Oscar Zanetti)
Hand made using the massello technique with the insertion of 24 carat gold leaf worked into the sculpture with the rigadin retorto technique. Amber, red and aquamarine decorative details. The parrots are inserted into the crystal branches through hinges. Three-color base.
Paradise birds (Maestro & designer: Oscar Zanetti)
Hand crafted solid crystal using the massello technique with 24 carat gold decorations.
Pellicano calcedonio (Maestro & designer: Oscar Zanetti)
Hand crafted using the massello technique, white silk with calcedonio glass, a vitreous paste with multicolored veins imitating natural chalcedony, zoned agate.
Seagulls (Maestro & designer: Oscar Zanetti)
Hand made using the massello technique with a 3-color effect, layers of different color glass are added through immersion. Crystal base.
Swans (Maestro & designer: Oscar Zanetti)
Hand made using the massello technique with the insertion of 24 carat gold leaf. Black and red decorative details. Crystal base.
Execution of a bird with Murano glass by Mauro Vianello, Venezia, Italy
In this profession, Oscar Zanetti often repeats, you never stop learning.
